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Malik Rutherford

Player breakdown

Malik Rutherford

Georgia Tech · 2026 Draft Class

5-9170 lbsUndrafted / UpcomingAge: ~23
Low
Major awards: 0Heisman votes: 0NIL Contract Value: --
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Model confidence

Success Probability

17%

SeasonTeamConfGRecYdsTDYPRYPG
2021Georgia TechACC3562012.420.7
2022Georgia TechACC122322509.818.8
2023Georgia TechACC1346502410.938.6
2024Georgia TechACC1362702311.354
2025Georgia TechACC1246523311.443.6
Career531822,0141011.138.0

Model readout

Probability, context, and base score

XGBoost Prob

12%

ML model output

Context Prob

47%

Rule-based model

Suppression Signals

1

Depth chart context

SHAP Base

0.955

Average prediction

Top Positive Factors

Program WR pipeline: 18% NFL 1000-yard conversion rate+1.090
Recruit dominator synergy+0.452
Outperformed team passing efficiency by 0.99x — route-running independent of system+0.197

Top Negative Factors

-13.3 ypg vs. draft class average — below class average-0.718
Improvement accelerating (+10.3) — getting better faster each year-0.571
0.19 TDs/game — limited scoring role in college-0.461

SHAP Feature Impact (Top 20)